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exist as part of Metro Arts’ new Friday Night event series; is excited to be programming a series of works from live artists in the Metro Arts’ Carriageway.

Leif Gifford and Melanie Jade Simpson

A multi faceted ultra installation involving projection, light sculpture, sound and interactive displays. “A glimpse; A movement in the distance; A flash of light; Uncertainty; What did you see? What did you hear? What did you dance to?”

Leading into Tiny Stadiums 2013 PACT centre for emerging artists is interrogating the state of performance art in the here and now. PACT has teamed up with Brisbane artist run initiative EXIST and is proud to be the Sydney host of exist-ence 5 a festival of live art, action art and performance art curated by Rebecca Cunningham and Nicola Morton from 16-20 July 2013. Over two nights watch experimental performance art in progress at PACT. Continue the conversation of performance art in Australia with talks and live performances by international and Australian artists (TBC) including John G Boehme (Canada), Henrik Hedinge (Sweden), Bonnie Hart (Australia), and Naomi Oliver (Australia). Also join us for our next Saturday Session #4.

16 – 18 July Artists in residence

19 – 20 July Artist talks, presentations and performances

Friday 19 July

Free events

6.30pm Artist talks and presentations

International artists John G Boehme and Henrik Hedinge will introduce their work and discuss ideas and influences around their practice.

Rebecca Cunningham co -curator of Exist will introduce the LANND (Live Art National Network Development) project and will take us on a guided tour of how the site works and how you can find performance artists, spaces and events across Australia and eventually the world. Rebecca will also explain the new streaming platform that will be integrated into the performance map

We’ve teamed up with our colleagues at aisforatlas and their great friends at Fehily Contemporary to bring you two days of live art, performance art and action art, featuring international, interstate and local artists in workshop and performance. A Melbourne extension of the fabulous exist-ence 5 live art festival in Brisbane, curated by Rebecca Cunningham and Nicola Morton. Come and converse in the creativity.